China stealing intellectual property? If only we could have seen this coming!
TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
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#12So will all those outlets that had "Trump's social network is violating the GPL" stories be jumping on this with equal fervor? Considering they didn't cover the compliance with the GPL that "truth social" (awful name) did, I think we can safely assume they won't.
That said, TikTok using and backing OBS makes perfect sense, the terms of the license aren't onerous and everybody benefits. "Open source works like its supposed to" isn't a eyeball grabbing headline tho.
Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
#13“Right click and save as” jokes not looking so funny anymore?
Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
#14The original Tweet (embedded one from HunterAP) says TikTok installs OBS and uses it in the background with a TikTok front-end. It doesn’t say that they’ve illegally forked it. EDIT: See comments from OBS developer below for a more clear explanation of the issues than the linked Tweet
> The original Tweet (embedded one from HunterAP) says TikTok installs OBS and uses it in the background with a TikTok front-end. It doesn’t say that they’ve illegally forked it.
It does say "illegal fork" below HunterAP's username and above the screenshot.
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#15China stealing intellectual property? If only we could have seen this coming!
Not like US companies would be any better. They usually just take more care of hiding it, cause you know, cause you know lawsuits.
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#16China stealing intellectual property? If only we could have seen this coming!
I don't think this is unique to China lol. Organisations around the globe steal IP all the time.
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#17The commitment[1] appears to say, in summary, "you can violate the license anytime, and as long as you stop violating soon after we tell you to, there can be no financial penalties".
That makes the GPL substantially weaker, since now a company can use GPL code in any place they think nobody will look. They will never be on the hook for court ordered damages going back years for unlicensed use.
[1]: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COMMITM...
Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
#18Well not illegal. It looks like they need to acknowledge and include the OBS license.
Not only the license, the source code as well. The GPLv2 license exists for a reason.
"""
These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.
For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.
"""
https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COPYING
Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
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#20So people that have ripped off OBS so far and violated GPL include TikTok, StreamLabs (Logitech), and StreamElements. Any other people I missed?